2023 Captain (Navy) and Colonel Promotions, Appointments and Releases

Over the last few weeks, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) continued to announce senior appointments in all elements of Canada’s military.

Recently, the Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. Wayne Eyre, announced a number of Captain (Navy) and Colonel promotions, appointments and releases that will occur this year.

“I wish to offer my deepest appreciation for the service and sacrifices of those officers and their families as they transition from the CAF and I offer my heartfelt congratulations and sincerest best wishes to those assuming new appointments and responsibilities,” stated Gen. Eyre in CANFORGEN 103/23.

Senior Appointments

The appointments recently released by the CAF are as follows:

1. Col. J.T. Adair will be appointed Director Strategic Effects and Targeting, Strategic Joint Staff in Ottawa. Col. Adair will replace Col. S.G. Haire.
2. Capt.(N) S.A. Archer will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
3. Col. J.C.G.G. Arcoutte will be appointed Commander Materiel Support Group Headquarters in Ottawa. Col. Arcoutte will replace Capt. (Navy) R.B. Creighton.
4. Col. J.L.C. Aspirault will be appointed Commander 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Valcartier. Col. Aspirault will replace Col. E.M.C. Harvey.
5. Col. F. G. Auld will be appointed Director Capability Analysis, Chief of Force Development in Ottawa.
6. Col. N.A.M. Babin will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at Queens University in Kingston.
7. Col. D.P.J. Bazin will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Columbia in Bogota. Col. Bazin will replace Col. J.J.M. Delisle.
8. Capt.(N) P.L. Belhumeur will be appointed Special Advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff in Ottawa. Capt. (Navy) Belhumeur will replace Col. B.S. Cook.
9. Col. S.J.L.P. Belley will be appointed Commander 2 Wing Bagotville. Col. Belley will replace Col. (acting while so employed) D.J. Gagne Rainville.
10. Col. C.C. Blue will be appointed Director of Cadets at the Royal Military College in Kingston. Col. Blue will replace Col. P.A. Lockhart.
11. Col. C.Y.J. Bouchard will be appointed Air Force Advisor in London, United Kindom. Col. Bouchard will replace Col. R.J. Walker.
12. Col. K.L.A. Bouckaert will be appointed Commander Canadian Combat Support Brigade in Kingston. Col. Bouckaert will replace Col. C.F. Pruneau.
13. Col. J.A. Bowser will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
14. Capt.(N) W.B. Brown will be appointed Commanding Officer Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare Centre in Halifax. Capt. (Navy) Brown will replace Capt.(N) A.J.R. Fry.
15. Col. J.N.D. Charron will proceed to the Advanced Training List to Attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
16. Capt.(N) D.R.A. Chouinard-Prevost will be appointed Deputy Project Manager Canadian Surface Combatant, in Ottawa, replacing Captain(Navy) R.A. Forbes.
17. Col.C.R.F. Cotton was appointed special advisor to Chief Professional Conduct and Culture, in Ottawa.
18. Col. D.S. Coutts will be appointed Commander 15 Wing in Moose Jaw, replacing Col. C.Y.J. Bouchard.
19. Col. S.J. Cox will be appointed Project Manager Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement Project, Director General Major Project Delivery (air and land) in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.A. Maccaull.
20. Col. Acting While So Employed M.J. Crosby will be promoted Substantive Colonel and appointed Chief of Staff Military Personnel Generation Group, in Ottawa, replacing Col. M.C. Lefebvre.
21. Col. J.W. Cunningham will be appointed A4 Maintenance, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters, in Winnipeg, replacing Col. C.M. Shapka.
22. Col. J.C.M. Dallaire will proceed to the Advanced Training list to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
23. Capt.(N) N.G. Decicco will be appointed Director Navy Personnel Management, Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters, in Esquimalt, replacing Capt.(N) J.S. Ouellet.
24. Col. L.E.R. Dencsak will be appointed Director Land Equipment Program Staff in Ottawa, replacing Col. B.D. Davidson.
25. Col. J.P.G. Dore will be appointed Commander 16 Wing in Borden, replacing Col. D.L. Taylor.
26. Col. J.M.A.C. Fecteau will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Brazil in Brasilia, replacing Col. (Acting While So Employed) R.J. Fitzgerald.
27. Col. A.E. Ferriss will be appointed Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force Aerospace Warfare Centre, in Trenton, replacing Col. M.C.G. Lehoux.
28. Col. D.W. Forbes will be appointed Commander 1 Wing in Kingston, replacing Col. N.A.M. Babin.
29. Capt.(N) R.A. Forbes will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
30. Col. C.J. Frederickson will be appointed Military Advisor to Canada’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York, replacing Capt.(N) P.C. Dickinson.
31. Capt.(N) J.F. French will proceed to the Advanced Training list to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at the United States Naval War College, in Newport, Rhode Island.
32. Col. S.M. French will proceed to the Advanced Training list to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
33. Col. P.A. Frost (Acting While So Employed) will be promoted substantive Colonel and remain as Deputy Judge Advocate General Operations in Ottawa.
34. Col. L.H. Gagne acting while so employed, will be promoted substantive Colonel and will remain as A4 Logistics, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters, in Winnipeg.
35. Col. E.J.R.C. Gauthier will be appointed Director Force Sustainment, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.N.D. Charron.
36. Capt.(N) S.R.K. Gillis will proceed to the Advanced Training list to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
37. Col. D.W. Grebstad will be appointed Director Army Personnel Management at Canadian Army Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.R. Toope.
38. Col. Acting While So Employed V.M. Hanrahan will be appointed to a new position as Deputy Canadian Forces Provost Marshal in Ottawa.
39. Col. E.M.C. Harvey will proceed to the Advanced Training list to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at Carleton University in Ottawa.
40. Col. P.S.C. Heebner will be appointed Project Manager, Director General Land Equipment Program Management in Ottawa, replacing Col. L.E.R. Dencsak.
41. Col. M.C. Hickey will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at the United States Air Force Air War College in Montgomery, Alabama.
42. Col. D.J.G. Holmes will be appointed Commander 12 Wing in Shearwater, replacing Col. P.F.J. Macnamara.
43. Col. B.J. Honig will be appointed Commander Combat Training Centre in Gagetown, replacing Col. S.R. Murphy.
44. Capt.(N) J.W. Hopkins will be appointed Director Naval Strategic Management in Ottawa.
45. Col. (Acting While So Employed) B.J.L. Irvine will be promoted Substantive Colonel and appointed J3 Expeditionary, Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Col. K.L.A. Bouckaert.
46. Col. L.L.J. James will be appointed Special Advisor to Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command in Ottawa, replacing Col. T.J. Teller.
47. Col. K.K. Kennedy will be appointed Commander Canadian Forces Joint Operational Support Group in Kingston, replacing Col. H.S. Morrison.
48. Col. C.S. Kwasny will be appointed to a new position as NORAD Chief of Operations in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
49. Col. M.E.J. Lachapelle will be appointed Canadian Chief of Staff, NORAD Command, in Colorado Springs, replacing Col. G.M. Tremblay.
50. Col. J.A.J. L Heureux will proceed to the Advanced Training list to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at National Defense University in Washington, DC.
51. Capt.(N) G.L.G. Lafrance will be appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Development, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Capt.(N) J.C.M. Tremblay.
52. Col. J.R.M. Larose will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at the Inter American Defense College, in Fort Mcnair, Washington, DC.
53. Capt.(N) D.M. Layton will be appointed Deputy Commander Joint Task Force (North) in Yellowknife, replacing Capt.(N) J.F. French.
54. Capt.(N) M.S.J. Lessard will be appointed Naval Staff Chief of Staff in Ottawa, replacing Capt.(N) S.A. Archer.
55. Col. A.M. Mccabe will be appointed Canadian Defence Cooperation Attache and Chief of Staff at Canadian Defence Liaison Staff in Washington, DC.
56. Col. E.G. MacEachern will be appointed Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Impact, in Kuwait, replacing Col. R.D. Tesselaar.
57. Col. P.F.J. Macnamara will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
58. Capt.(N) A.J. Monteiro will be appointed Director Material Group Strategic Plans in Ottawa, replacing Capt.(N) D.R.A. Chouinard-Prevost.
59. Col. C.W. Morrison will be appointed A5/A7, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters, in Winnipeg, replacing Col. D.S. Coutts.
60. Col. H.S. Morrison will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, United Kingdom.
61. Col. M.J. O Ray will be appointed Director Army Force Readiness in Ottawa, replacing Col. K.M. Reeves.
62. Col. (Acting While So Employed) J.R. Oldford was promoted to substantive Colonel and appointed Deputy Commander Combined Air Operations Centre, NORAD Command, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, replacing Col. M.C. Hickey.
63. Col. E.S. Plante will be appointed Canadian Defence Attaché South Africa in Pretoria, replacing Col.J.J.P. Hache.
64. Col.C.W. Poole will be appointed Director Armament Sustainment Program Management in Ottawa, replacing Col.J.G.Y. Raymond.
65. Col. C.F. Pruneau will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
66. Col. S.G. Racle will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in Washington, DC.
67. Col. J.G.Y. Raymond will be appointed Commanding Officer 202 Workshop Depot in Montreal, replacing Col. C.C. Moyle.
68. Col. K.M. Reeves will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
69. Col. J.J. Richard will proceed to the Advanced Training List at the Canadian Forces Language School in Gatineau.
70. Col. W.E. Rideout will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
71. Col. J.M.F. Robichaud will be appointed Commander 7 Communication Group in Ottawa, replacing Col. W.S.F. Norquay.
72. Col. C.L. Robidoux will be appointed Director Air Readiness in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.A. Bowser.
73. Capt.(N) P.S. Robinson will be appointed Director Strategic Plans, Strategic Joint Staff, in Ottawa, replacing Capt. (N) J.W. Dargavel.
74. Col. S. Roy will be appointed Canadian Defence Attaché Poland in Warsaw, replacing Capt. (Navy) I. Allain.
75. Col. D.D. Saunders will be appointed Director Professional Conduct Education and Training at Chief Professional Conduct and Culture in Ottawa.
76. Capt.(N) (Acting While So Employed) A.F.N. Savard was promoted to substantive Capt.(N) and will remain as Comptroller Royal Canadian Navy in Ottawa.
77. Col. J.D. Schaub will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
78. Col. C.M. Shapka will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
79. Col. R.M.M. Smith will be appointed Director Peacekeeping Policy in Ottawa, replacing Col. D.W. Grebstad.
80. Col. R.D. Tesselaar will be appointed Director Current Operations in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.C.M. Dallaire.
81. Col. J.R. Toope will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
82. Col. G.M. Tremblay will be appointed Commandant Royal Military College Saint-Jean in Saint-Jean, replacing Col. R.G. Bedard.
83. Capt.(N) L.J.P. Tremblay will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at the Centre des Hautes Etudes Militaires (CHEM) in Paris, France.
84. Capt.(N) J.C.M. Tremblay will be appointed Director Naval Major Crown Projects in Ottawa, replacing Capt.(N) D.I. Campbell.
85. Col. S.D.C. Trenholm will be appointed Special Advisor to the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Ottawa, replacing Col.R.D.C. Schmidt.
86. Capt.(N) J.T. Turner will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at the National Defense University in Washington, DC.
87. Col. A.J. Vivian will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
88. Col.B.M. Wellwood will be appointed Director of Programmes at Canadian Forces College in Toronto, replacing Col. J.T. Adair.
89. Col. J.T.M. Willis will be appointed Director Defence Programme Coordination in Ottawa, replacing Col. R.G. Deming.
90. Col. (Acting While So Employed) C.T. Wright will be promoted to substantive Colonel and remain as Director Air, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command in Ottawa.
91. LCol. R.A. Bailey will be promoted to Colonel and appointed Director Support and Deputy Commander, Operation Proteus, replacing Col. S.M. Parsons.
92. LCol. J.F.P.A.C. Bidal will be promoted to Colonel and appointed Director Support Operations Coordination at Strategic Joint Staff in Ottawa, replacing Col. S.J.L.P. Belley.
93. LCol. N.Y. Birgentzlen will be promoted to Colonel and appointed Director Defence Security Operations in Ottawa, replacing Col. T.A. Murphy.
94. LCol. T.M. Brown will be promoted to Colonel and appointed Director Corporate Management in Ottawa, replacing Capt.(N) C.A. Smith.
95. Commander A.L.O. Cauty will be promoted to Capt.(N) and appointed Director Sustainment Strategy and Readiness, Strategic Joint Staff, in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.C.G.G. Arcouette.
96. LCol. J.C.M. Charron will be promoted to Colonel and appointed Director Air Simulation and Training, Royal Canadian Air Force, in Ottawa, replacing Col. P.J.W. Saunders.
97. LCol. I.E. Davis was promoted to Colonel and appointed Deputy Judge Advocate General/Administrative Law in Ottawa, replacing Col. M.J. Dow.
98. LCol. A.J. Duncan will be promoted to Colonel and appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Operations, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Col. Y. Michaud.
99. LCol. D.G. Fearon will be promoted to Colonel and appointed Deputy G5, 1st Cavalry Division, at Fort Hood in Texas, replacing Col. J.D. Schaub.
100. Commander M.S.A. Fortin will be promoted to Capt. (N) and proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
101. Col. (Acting While So Employed) L.H.  Gagne will be promoted to substantive Colonel and will remain as A4 Logistics, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters, in Winnipeg.
102. LCol. D.J. Gagne-Rainville will be promoted to Colonel (Acting While So Employed) and will proceed to the Advanced Training List at the Canadian Forces Language School in Gatineau.
103. LCol. N. Gauthier will be promoted to Colonel and appointed Canadian Defence Attaché Ukraine in Kiev, replacing Col. R.M. Foster.
104. LCol. A.F. Guenette will be promoted to Colonel and appointed Deputy Commander 3 Canadian Space Division in Ottawa, replacing Col. C.L.
105. LCol. K.F. Haire will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Training Modernization in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.M.Y.D. Riviere.
106. LCol. R.M. Johnston will be promoted Colonel (Acting While So Employed) and appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Health Services Operations, Canadian Forces Health Services Group, in Ottawa, replacing Col. W.E. Rideout.
107. LCol. A.R.W. Jordan will be promoted Colonel (Acting While So Employed) and appointed Canadian Defence Attache Iraq in Baghdad, replacing Colonel D.D. Saunders.
108. LCol. W.K.E.Jull will be promoted Colonel and appointed Deputy Director General Information Management Operations in Ottawa, replacing Col. C.W. Poole.
109. LCol. J.A. Klemen will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Concept Integration, Chief of Combat Systems Integration in Ottawa.
110. LCol. J.E. Knutsson will be promoted Colonel (Acting While So Employed) and appointed Joint Operation Centre Director, NORAD, in Colorado Springs, replacing Col. C.S. Kwasny
111. LCol. M.C.C. Lafortune was promoted Colonel and appointed Chief of Executive Support Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa, replacing Col. B.K Johnson.
112. LCol. M.H. Laplante will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Special Operations, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Col. A.J. Vivian.
113. LCol. A.B. Lapointe will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Armoured Vehicle Program Management in Ottawa, replacing Col. E.J.R.C. Gauthier.
114. LCol. K. Larocque will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Culture Change Progress Monitoring in Ottawa, replacing Col. S.M. French.
115. LCol. D.J. Lay will be promoted Colonel and appointed J3 Continental Operations, Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Col. D.W. Forbes.
116. LCol. P.M.L.R. Locatelli will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Personnel Plans in Ottawa, replacing Col. M.J. Crosby.
117. LCol. A.M.J. Malouin will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Air Strategic Management in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.R. Poirier.
118. LCol. C.J. Marchand will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Aerospace Equipment Program Management (maritime) in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.T.M. Willis.
119. LCol. J.D. Marshall will be promoted Colonel and appointed Canadian Defence Attache Germany in Berlin, replacing Col. D.P.J. Bazin.
120. Commander P.I. Mcintosh will be promoted Capt.(N) and appointed Commander Canadian Sea Training Group in Halifax, replacing Capt.(N) M.J. Tennant.
121. Commander B.W. Michalchuk will be promoted Capt.(N) and appointed Deputy Programme Manager
122. Canadian Surface Combattant Project, Director General Major Project Delivery (sea), in Ottawa.
123. LCol.J. Mossop will be promoted Colonel and appointed Branch Head (Coordination and Support), Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, in Casteau, Belgium, replacing Col. (Acting While So Employed) J. Reiffenstein.
124. LCol. M.W. Moulton will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Land Command and Information, Canadian Army Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.D. Mckinney.
125. LCol. F.L. Mullally will be promoted Colonel and appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Support, 4th Canadian Division, in Toronto.
126. LCol. L.M. Pacarynuk will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Chaplaincy Service in Ottawa.
127. LCol. G.B. Parisien will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Air Domain Development in Ottawa, replacing Col. A.E. Ferriss.
128. LCol. P. Pavese will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Force Development, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.J.S. Bronsard.
129. LCol. J.G.I. Perreault will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Fleet Readiness 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters in Winnipeg, replacing Col. C.W. Morrison.
130. LCol. J.J.M. Pilon will be promoted to Colonel and appointed Director Aerospace Equipment Program Management (fighters and trainers), Assistant Deputy Minister (materiel) in Ottawa, replacing Colonel J.J.C. Paul.
131. LCol. K.R. Purdy will be promoted Colonel (Acting While So Employed) and appointed Canadian Task Force Commander Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, replacing Col. B.J.L. Irvine.
132. LCol. M.D. Ramessar will be promoted Colonel and appointed Instructor, School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, replacing Col. J.L.C. Aspirault.
133. LCol. M.J. Reekie will be promoted Colonel and appointed Chief of Staff 3rd Canadian Division Headquarters in Edmonton, replacing Col. J.A.J. L Heureux.
134. LCol. C. Rossi will be promoted Colonel and appointed Deputy Chief of Staff – Force Health Protection, CF Health Services Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Col. H.L. Wright.
135. Commander M.W. Stefanson will be promoted Capt.(N) and appointed Deputy Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic in Halifax, replacing Capt.(N) S.R.K. Gillis.
136. LCol. R.T. Stimpson will be promoted Colonel and appointed Chief of Staff, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters, in Winnipeg, replacing Col. J.R.M. Larose.
137. LCol. J.D. Summerfield will be promoted Colonel and appointed Commander Joint Task Force Impact in Iraq, replacing Col. (acting while so employed) J.T. Lachine.
138. LCol. D.N. Swinton will be promoted Colonel (Acting While So Employed) and appointed Canadian Defence Attache Russia in Moscow, replacing Col. C.S. Fowler.
139. LCol. A.J. Taylor will be promoted Colonel and appointed Canadian Army Medical Advisor in Ottawa, replacing Captain(Navy) W.F.A. Brockway.
140. LCol. A.H.Y. Tsai-Lamoureaux will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Aerospace Equipment Program Management Tacticalaviation and Simulation in Ottawa, replacing Col J.W. Cunningham
141. LCol. A.G. Williams will be promoted Colonel and appointed Chief of Staff, 4th Canadian Division Headquarters, in Toronto, replacing Col. B.J. Honig.

2023 Retirees

The following officers have or will retire in 2023:

1. Capt.(N) I. Allain
2. Col. R.G. Bedard
3. Col. J.R.J. Bernier
4. Col. J.J.S. Bronsard
5. Col. K.J. Brown
6. Col. S.C.S. Comtois
7. Col. J.J.M. Delisle
8. Capt.(N) P.C. Dickinson
9. Col. M.J. Dow
10. Capt.(N) J.A. Elbourne
11. Col. W.R. Foster
12. Capt.(N) A.J.R. Fry
13. Col. J.J.P. Hache
14. Capt.(N) S.D. Jalonen
15. Col. B.K. Johnson
16. Col. J.D. Jonasson
17. Col. A.L. Kilby
18. Col. J.M.S. Larouche
19. Col. P.A. Leroux
20. Col. J.P. Levasseur
21. Col. S.P. Lewis
22. Col. J.A. Maccaull
23. Col. W.L. Mackenzie
24. Col. B.R. Maclean
25. Col. J.D. McKinney
26. Col. D.A. Russel
27. Capt.(N) J.S. Salt
28. Col. G.T. Whelan

The CANFORGEN noted that “all officers are to forward an updated biography in French and English and an updated, as applicable with head and shoulders in service dress uniform wearing their new rank to NDHQ/DSA Coordinator.”